Oxnard, California-based Mission Produce has entered a formal marketing and distribution agreement with Colombian avocado grower/packer Cartama. Cartama is the largest producer of Hass avocados in Colombia, and has been growing and distributing avocados for over 16 years. …
United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, along with Mexican Secretary Calzada and Canadian Minister MacAulay, visited Bland Farms during their recent tour in southeast Georgia, recognizing its excellence as an industry leader as the respective governments work to revise the NAFTA agreement. …
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has selected 10 up-and-coming agriculture industry leaders to participate in its Emerging Leader Development Program for the coming year. …
After conducting a systematic review of the available scientific data, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration now intends to exercise enforcement discretion over the use of a qualified health claim characterizing the relationship between consumption of macadamia nuts and reduced risk of coronary heart disease. …
Earlier this year, the U.S. cap on foreign seasonal H2B workers forced some local seafood processing plants to shut down parts of their operations. Then came the bad news that blue crab harvests would be reduced this fall and next spring, after fisheries managers determined the juvenile population was low. Now, the new wild-caught, blue catfish industry is at risk because of tighter inspection rules set for full implementation by the USDA on Sept. 1. It will be the only fish to come under USDA inspection. …
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